anon(62000)
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I've always put a case on my iPhones since day 1 but usually no screen protector. Ever since my 6 Plus and now 6s Plus, I have definitely joined the tempered glass screen protector crowd.
Don't matter if you upgrade every year .
Glad to hear that you're doing better! I broke my ankle in December (I discovered that I actually cannot fly down a flight of stairs), and have to go to PT twice a week beginning Monday. I really, really, really don't wanna go.
I have no scratches on my 6s Plus screen after about 3 weeks and I have a Black Apple Leather case on it from day one. According to Apple the 6s/6s Plus screen is the hardest glass screen ever put on an Apple iPhone and is scratch resistant. I really hope it holds up because I like the way my iPhone looks and feels without a screen protector. This is actually my first time not using a screen protector.
I think the real reason folks put a tempered glass protector on, at least for me, is when it shatters from impact it shatters the protector not the screen. Kind of like when a ballistics kevlar vest takes a hit, and the plate is shattered and unusable but the body is still whole. Takes the hit for the screen.
I've had my 6S 3 weeks today, and no scratches. But then again, I treat all my phones like Faberge' Eggs. I never ever put them in my pockets, and when they go in my purse they have a dedicated section all by themselves. No screen protector as of right now, but I do plan to get one as soon as I find one I like.
I'm not sure why other folks use screen protectors, but I had enough of them and seen enough screenshots over the years to say not everyone buys/uses them for the same reason. Sure some get them hoping that the screen protector will shatter and not their screen, and others get them to stop those annoying microscopic as well as heavy duty scratches.
I've seen the most expensive protection not protect and the cheap ones protect.
I personally used them for everything, but most of all....a piece of mind.
On another note, I would never compare my Body Armor that saved my life to something that saves a phone....HUGE difference. You can buy another phone
Scratch protection mostly. My iPhone 4 I eventually went without (cases kept peeling them up). iPhone 5 I got had a scratch within a few weeks so I put one on. If you get the right kind, you don't even notice they're there. I posted a link in the post above for the ones I use
Thank you for the link.
I ended up getting the Zagg InvisibleShield HD Clear, which looks like it fits exactly like the one you linked. It's literally visible screen edge to visible screen edge. I loathed the way it looked at first, and it bugged me almost to the point where I wanted to take it back.... but I was lazy and didn't feel like driving back over to Best Buy lol. I'm use to it now though (the screen protector, not the lazy bit hehe).
Feels good to be back on the forums... the flu sucks!
Thank you for the link.
I ended up getting the Zagg InvisibleShield HD Clear, which looks like it fits exactly like the one you linked. It's literally visible screen edge to visible screen edge. I loathed the way it looked at first, and it bugged me almost to the point where I wanted to take it back.... but I was lazy and didn't feel like driving back over to Best Buy lol. I'm use to it now though (the screen protector, not the lazy bit hehe).
Feels good to be back on the forums... the flu sucks!
That's not the tempered glass right? The protectors would have issues going to the edge due to the curvature. I found the tempered glass stick out more because they're thicker. The ones like I have (and probably what you have) are visible at first but so thin they eventually just disappear from normal use.
I'm not sure why other folks use screen protectors, but I had enough of them and seen enough screenshots over the years to say not everyone buys/uses them for the same reason. Sure some get them hoping that the screen protector will shatter and not their screen, and others get them to stop those annoying microscopic as well as heavy duty scratches.
I've seen the most expensive protection not protect and the cheap ones protect.
I personally used them for everything, but most of all....a piece of mind.
On another note, I would never compare my Body Armor that saved my life to something that saves a phone....HUGE difference. You can buy another phone
Of course you can compare it. Thank you for your service, btw. It's greatly appreciated. However, my comment had nothing to do with your specific or general elections incident. From a purely scientific perspective that's precisely what happens in both circumstances. The amount of force and how it is distributed being the distinguishing factors. In both cases, the protective material (ceramic plate and tempered glass) absorb and disrupt the kinetic impact and protect the person or item inside or covered. Precisely the same mechanics.
So I couldn't sleep and decided to get up, went to the restroom and put my phone on the counter. Apparently I didn't set it far enough from the ledge because it toppled off the counter and on to the bathroom rug (not carpet, so no padding). Roughly 29 inches it fell. There was only a night-light on, so I didn't quite see how it landed. No damage to the phone, but the screen protector cracked. You can't really see it in the shot, but there's a hairline crack going down towards the Home button. When I carefully pulled it off the phone it cracked in half (but did not separate) and puffed a fine dust of glass everywhere.
I just put in a for a replacement, so hopefully Zagg won't flip me any crap (I registered the product at the beginning of Feb). We'll see.
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